Letter
R. H. Anderson, December 17, 1863
HEADQUARTERS PERRY’S BRIGADE,
December 17, 1863.
December 17, 1863. These applications are respectfully forwarded and recommended. The regiments composing this brigade originally numbered 3,271; of these there are now left barely enough for a battalion. From Governor Milton and other sources in Florida I learn that the regiments could be recruited were they allowed to winter there. I hope the application will be favorably considered. K. E. A. PERRY, Brigadier-General, Commanding Brigade. [Second indorsement. ] DECEMBER 18, 1863. Respectfully forwarded, urgently requesting that this or some other means be taken to restore the Florida Brigade to something like its original strength.
R. H. ANDERSON,
Major-General.
{Lbird indorsement. }
{Lbird indorsement. }
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: Major-General R. H. Anderson urgently requests permission to allow Florida regiments to winter in Florida to recruit and restore the depleted brigade to near its original strength.
Topics
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3
View original source ↗